Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy for Lung Cancer

Varun Puri; Bryan F. Meyers

doi:10.1016/j.soc.2012.09.001

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy for Lung Cancer

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Abstract

Surgical resection is currently the gold standard in operable patients with early-stage lung cancer. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy is a technique that has technically evolved and grown increasingly popular over the past two decades. This article presents the evolution, definition, current application, and some of the controversies surrounding VATS lobectomy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	27-38
Number of pages	12
Journal	Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soc.2012.09.001
State	Published - Jan 2013

Keywords

Lobectomy
Lung cancer
Surgery
VATS

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